Re: motorcycle for commuting

hmm, insurance for $50 annually?? my coworkers drive middle of the road
harleys and pay over $600 per year for insurance. is there some reason why
insurance would be so much less where u are?


"Tweak" <news44@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d7fbdff826ae44298a4e8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <4315eacc.63805281@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ls650{modelname}
> @sbcglobal.net says...
> > On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:42:53 GMT, "brickled" <brickled@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >hello all,
> > >
> > >with gas prices now topping $3.00 per gallon (here in michigan, with
what i
> > >call the "midwest markup") i keep wondering if it's worth it to buy a
> > >motorcycle (while keeping my ford ranger for days when the weather
prevents
> > >using the bike) to commute 80 miles (round trip) back and forth to work
each
> > >day.
> > >
> > >my ranger gets 23-26 mpg - many bikes get 50-60 mpg. looking at
previous
> > >posts on this subject, i get a lot of mixed ideas. many people say that
> > >between maintenance & insurance costs that it just wouldn't make sense
to
> > >get a motorcycle purely for commuting purposes.
> > >
> > >for those who have actually do it (commute each day on a motorcycle),
what
> > >has your experience been?
> >
> > 80 miles x 5 days x 50 weeks = 20,000 miles.
> > 20,000 miles @ 25 mpg @ $3/gal = $2400.
> > 20,000 miles @ 60 mpg @ $3/gal = $1000.
> >
> > Gasoline Savings: $1400 a year.
> > Used Savage $ 2600
> > Insurance $100/year.
> >
> > Breakeven in 2 years.
> >
> > Longer if you drive the cage in bad weather.
> >
> > In my case, in addition to gas, I am also saving about $300 a month
> > in car payments as I do not have a cage. Bike has paid for itself in
> > under a year.
> >
> If you can turn a wrench, it can be even better.
>
> '81 GS450S plus parts to return to running condition, tires, etc. -
> about 1000 dollars (my sweat equity is free, of course ;-)
>
> Tires are Dunlop Elites - have ~10k on the bricks now and they still
> look practically new. They stick well enough to overload the suspension
> on that bike, so they will do.
>
> Insurance is around 50 bucks annually. Bike gets about 50mpg. I have
> put about 14k on it so far, and once I got it sorted it has been trouble
> free (knocks on wood).
>
> --
> Tweak


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